Editing Macrozamia communis (section)

===Comment: ===
In 1985, we took (the late) Cynthia Giddy, who was visiting Australia for the first time, to Batemans Bay to look at ''M. communis''. Cynthia was amazed at the prolific number of ''M. communis'' plants which were growing in the area, particularly in one stand which was situated on a flat area of stabilised sand very close to the sea shore.
Cynthia was also surprised at:

</li><li>the natural regeneration which was taking place (there were numerous self-germinated seedlings growing around many female plants)
</li><li>the fact that the plants were growing on beach sand almost immediately adjacent to the ocean
</li><li>the fact that the plants were growing on vacant land a mere 25 metres from a public road.
Kangaroos and possums are fairly common over the entire distribution range of this species and are responsible for eating the flesh off seeds which they have taken from (or which have fallen from) disintegrating cones. In this regard, these marsupial animals are very efficient seed cleaners.